Overview & Salary
Overview
Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare written opinions or decisions regarding cases.
- Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions.
- Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to disposition of claims.
Education
- professional degree
- bachelor's degree
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $35,960
Annual median $71,540
Annual 90th percentile $152,730
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- law and government
Business
- human resources (HR)
Math and Science
- psychology
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- bringing people together to solve differences
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Enterprising
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
- Analytical Thinking
- Self Control
- Integrity
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems